SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December 23 while ...

At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...

“It’s the fastest I’ve ever traveled on a surfboard,” Slebir tells PEOPLE. “I’ve never experienced a sensation like that before” The wave — which thundered into Northern California’s Mavericks surf ...

These days, jet skis are essential in big-wave surfing safety. When a surfer wipes out, gets caught inside, gets knocked unconscious, or worse, a jet ski can whip into the impact zone, retrieve the ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- The Mavericks surf contest will not happen on Monday because the waves are too big. Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, who runs boat tours for the big wave surf contest, told ...

A California surfer may have set a new world record with a wave he caught last month, and the video of the feat looks like a scene straight out of Hollywood. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, a 23-year-old ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Many knew the waves were going to be big, but even the locals in Half Moon Bay were surprised by just how massive the swells were at world-famous Mavericks Beach. The message ...